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n PATENTED JUNE 4, 1907.

W. A. CURTIS.

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TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED 00122, 1906.

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v awuznbom wmm v WILLARD A. CURTIS, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

TRUCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1907.

Application filed October 23, 1906. Serial No. 340,197.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLARD A. CURrIs, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trucks,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in trucks andrelates more par ticularly to that class employed for collecting refusein the cleaning of highways.

It is an object of this invention to provide a novel device of this kindwherein the receptacle for receiving the refuse is easily removed orreplaced.

It is also an object of this invention to produce a novel device of thecharacter noted which will possess advantages in points of sanitation,simplicity, efliciency and durability, proving at the same timecomparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe details of construction and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts in the several views, in whichFigure 1, is a side elevation of a street cleaning device embodying theinvention. Fig. 2, is a vertical sectional view thereof, just back ofthe truck wheels. Fig. 3,'is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 4, is afragmentary detail.

In the drawings 1, denotes supporting wheels connected by the axle 2,and mounted on the axle adjacent the wheel are the rails 3, which extendquite a distance in front of the axle and terminate in the dependingportion 4, intended to rest upon the ground. These rails are. formed ofangle iron and provide a guide-way for the receptacle of the refusereceptacle 5, which fits snugly within the rails. To prevent thereceptacle from having any undue longitudinal movement on the rails,catches 6, are carried by the rails. which engage the receptacle.

To the depending portion 4, of the rails is secured the end portion of ascoop 7, which has its lower end 8, flared and its sides 9, turned.upward to prevent the refuse or material passing thereover fromscattering as will, it is thought, be understood. The upper end of thescoop is supported by the braces 10, which are secured to the rails 3.

It may be well to mention that the scoop is arranged on a suitableincline. To the lower end of the scoop is fastened a plate 11, whichextends the entire distance across the scoop, and projects slightly infront thereof. At the will of the operator this plate may be carriedseveral inches above the ground or to contact with the surface of theground by means of depressing or elevating the handle, thus enabling theoperator to pass over solid obstructions or pick up refuse, at will.

Attached to the rear portion of the rails 3, are the lower ends of thehandle bars 12, which are connected at the upper end by a cross rod 13.Brace rods 14:, are arranged between the handle bars 12, and the top ofthe scoop 7.

The receptacle 5, is provided with a hinged cover 15, so that when thereceptacle is filled, it may be closed to prevent the refuse thereinfrom being scattered.

In operation the vehicle is wheeled to the pile of refuse to becollected, and said refuse is pulled up the scoop 7, by means of abrush, hoe, or other implement and caused to discharge within thereceptacle 5. When the receptacle has been filled, the truck is wheeledto any suitable location where the receptacle is deposited and anunfilled receptacle substituted therefor. In order that the receptaclemay be easily removed from the frame, it is only necessary to depressthe handle bars which, through the medium of the braces 14, will causethe forward portion of the truck to elevate when the receptacle willeasily slide from its guideway or rails. It may be well to mention thatoccasion may arise to release the catches from the receptacle.

It may be said that by the method commonly employed at present thesweepings are gathered in'open trucks or wheeled scoops and deposited atconvenient places on the street, where they remain until removed by therefuse wagon. WVhen in process of loading, it is again open to the airor wind which carries ofl more or less of the dust and germs.

In order to facilitate the removal of the receptacle from the truck, theguides or handles 16, are provided.

It will be seen from the foregoing disclosure of the invention thatundue handling of the sweepings is obviated and the said sweepings arenot elevated 011 a shovel or like devices which are commonly employedand hence are not subject to the action of the wind which so oftencarries the germ laden dust away from the operator. By the use of thisdevice a sanitary method is provided for elevating the sweepings anddepositing them into a receptacle where as stated they are not subjectto the action of the wind.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination, a wheeled support, guides carried thereby, areceptacle slidable within the guide, means carried by the guide forholding the receptacle against movement,

' and a scoop carried by the rails to discharge within the receptacle.

2. In combination, a wheeled support, guides carried thereby, a scooparranged at depressed and allowing the receptacle by its gravity toslide rearward out of the grooves.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in the presence of twowitnesses, this 17th day of October, 1906.

WILLARD A. CURTIS.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. KAY, HUMPHREY BARTON.

